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:Leader Guide 48 Part I: Starting the Conversation Review and Reflect This conversation is meant to serve as a conclusion for the content and discussion you’ve had as your participants have journeyed through this Primer. This month, our hope is not to introduce many new concepts, but rather to link the ideas we’ve learned up to this point. As always, it’s vital for you to read the room and discern the emotional tone of the group: Are they leaving encouraged and motivated for what’s ahead? Are they overwhelmed? Do they want to quit? The answer to each of these questions is probably “yes”. There are those who feel like this journey has put words to ideas they’ve been wrestling with for some time. Some have wondered if anyone else was asking the same questions and they are now emboldened to know that there are, in fact, scores of pastors and churches who are restless for a change to a new OS for the Church. Others, however, feel hopeless. Some may be crushed by guilt and shame, thinking that they may have squandered decades of pastoral ministry by prioritizing the wrong things. Some others may have fallen into the comparison trap. They look around the room and assume that the other leaders are sharper, wiser, and better positioned to bring about change than they perceive themselves to be. They believe in the mission but doubt whether they can actually make a difference. It may be helpful, at this juncture, to remind the group of the two figures who shaped the mission of the early church, perhaps more than any other—Paul and Peter. Point out the reality of Paul’s past as a violent opponent of the Church, his radical conversion, and his unrelenting zeal for God’s mission to the Gentiles. ▼
:Leader Guide 49 Review and Reflect cont. Contrast that with Peter—called by Jesus as a disciple, marked by frequent missteps and failure, and yet used by Him to establish His Church. Point to the fact that each man has his fair share of reasons to feel inadequate, disqualified, or crushed by suffering. Yet, they persevered. And through their perseverance, the gospel saturated the known world of that day and the church spread to the very ends of the earth—to you and I reading this Primer today. Pray for that type of fortitude, passion, and stick-to-itiveness to mark your group as they resolve together to run after Gospel Saturation for the rest of their lives. Disciple- Making Reflection Ask the group to break into small groups once again. This time, point them back to the concluding challenge from last month’s conversation in which they were asked to meet with one or two other people to talk about discipleship. Instruct them to share the thoughts and insights of others with whom they met regarding the definition of a disciple and the systems for disciple-making. What did they learn? How did this influence their definition of a disciple? Did they alter anything about their ideal system for disciple-making as a result? Part II: Developing the Conversation
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